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This chapter focuses on the classification and imaging of synovial cyst, ganglion cyst, and bursae. These lesions clinically present as a soft tissue mass and are often referred to the radiologist for further workup of a “soft tissue tumor.” They are however of nonneoplastic origin and have in most scenarios characteristic imaging features.
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Vanhoenacker, F.M. (2023). Synovial Cysts, Ganglion Cysts, and Bursae. In: Vanhoenacker, F.M., Ladeb, M.F. (eds) Imaging of Synovial Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2023_419
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